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Potential of Lactobacillus gasseri isolated from infant faeces to produce bacteriocin
Author(s) -
Toba Takahiro,
Yoshioka Emiko,
Itoh Takatoshi
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1991.tb00546.x
Subject(s) - lactobacillus gasseri , bacteriocin , library science , biological sciences , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , lactobacillus , food science , computer science , fermentation , antimicrobial
Thirty strains of Lactobacillus gasseri isolated from infant faeces were examined for production of an antimicrobial agent against 10 strains of the seven species of the genus Lactobacillus. Each of the strains inhibited the growth of at least one of the indicator strains. The agent was sensitive to proteolytic enzymes and stable for 20 min at 120°C. It is a bacteriocin designated as gassericin A.